June 6, 2018
…second year in a row, the London-based Times Higher Education ranked UC San Diego the world’s number one research university founded during the “golden age” of higher education development, in the two decades between 1945 and 1967—when higher education was characterized by rapid university expansion and increasing investment in research.
February 19, 2015
…and the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies. 2015 Commencement Weekend The majority of UC San Diego’s commencement ceremonies will take place June 13-14, 2015. Undergraduate ceremonies: Saturday, June 13 Roosevelt College — 8 a.m. Revelle College — 1 p.m. Muir College — 5 p.m. Sunday, June 14 Marshall…
March 14, 2013
…in many Koreans attending international meetings on research ethics, and two of the leaders in this effort visited UC San Diego for a few days in 2011 to learn more about research ethics. One of those individuals, Professor In Jae Lee of Seoul National University, organized a follow-up visit for…
August 14, 2018
A prestigious new ranking has listed the University of California San Diego 15th among the world’s best universities for its award-winning faculty and alumni, as well as producing high-impact and prolific research. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) released its new report of the best universities today, also naming…
May 29, 2014
…the Boren Awards for International Study and Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The merit-based federal programs each support study and research abroad to foster global understanding and partnerships among U.S. citizens. Boren Fellowships for 2014-2015 were awarded to four graduate students at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, while…
March 22, 2012
Gordon Brown, who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010, will present a free lecture on “Meeting the Millennium Development Goals” at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at the Estancia La Jolla Hotel and Spa across from the…
March 28, 2017
INRIA, the French national institute for computer science and applied mathematics, has created a new International Chair and appointed UC San Diego computer engineer Rajesh Gupta to the part-time position. Gupta will spend up to a year in France spread over the five-year appointment, starting this summer.
September 23, 2016
The University of California San Diego has been ranked the seventh best public university across the globe by Times Higher Education World University Rankings. In its 2016–17 report, the London-based publication ranked UC San Diego 22nd in the United States and 41st internationally.
March 14, 2013
While poverty and under-education continue to dampen contraception use in Nepal, exacerbating the country’s efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality rates, researchers say another, more surprising factor may be more intractable: Deeply held cultural preferences for sons over daughters.
June 5, 2014
…10 weeks on the education platform Coursera. Registration is available here. The second MOOC, called “Climate Change in Four Dimensions,” will be offered starting July 1 through Coursera. It was first offered in April and drew about 15,000 registrants. Registration for that 10-week course is available here. “These are the…
